President Xi Jinping presents a flag to the commander of a newly established national comprehensive firefighting and rescue force at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov 9, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]
7. Public security
It is a strategic decision by the CPC Central Committee to establish the firefighting and rescue force to modernize the capacity for governance, and it has great significance to improve the country's capacity to prevent disaster and to rescue people, safeguard public security and protect people's lives and property.
---- Speaking at a flag-conferring ceremony, Nov 9, 2018